GG talks like he's developed young players into good players before.
I fail to see many glowing examples.
"Spoiling the cucumber" is the main concern here. GG's insistence isn't helping the team win games. I'm sorry but if you want him to struggle at C until he's suddenly good at it, do it in the AHL where the consequences are minimal. Not up here. He hasn't been able to run with it and doesn't appear to be rounding any corner soon. Is there, perhaps, a certain point where it becomes a case of trying to fit the square peg into the circular hole? Bennett may say he has no preference but maybe, at the NHL level, he'd simply be more cut out to be a winger. And I honestly don't think moving him for a period of time will void him of his ability to play at C. Not if it helps to get his offensive game off the ground.
I feel like they're bashing their heads on a wall, and at no point has it yielded tangible results, for more than a period or the odd shift. It's time to stop and try something else. Very annoying to see that he/they won't.
Just my opinion.
Last edited by djsFlames; 02-11-2017 at 02:21 AM.
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